>> police trying to figure out how laywoman's suv devin the pop -- got in the path of a train. we're told that firefighters had to work for half an hour to pull the driver from inside the

vehicle. she was rushed to the hospital. the train is not damaged. the crossing should be open soon. we're looking at another hot and muggy day before the cool down tomorrow. >> we are tracking some severe weather out to the far northwest of the metro area. we have a severe thunder storm warning for south western allegheny county and north eastern grant county. that severe thunderstorm ec in the center part of your screen is moving at 30 m.p.h. with in that worst part, we could see some gusts up to 60 m.p.h.

a torn wind -- a turn it a warning for south mineral county. that is not a confirmed a tornado. the heat in the midsection of the country. guess where that is headed. we'll have more details coming right up. >> right now, thousands of people preparing to rally at the call to action against aids. protesters are preparing for what they hope is it the largest protest in years to fight this and disease. some interesting plans for today. >> absolutely. >> one of them to include trying money onto -- [no audio] a call to action to end the aids epidemic. >> we finally have the tools to end the aids crisis, but we don't have the polanco -- the political will. >> thousands of people marching

through the streets of the nation's capital to the white house, demanding more funding to end date. they will even throw money on to the white house lawn. >> we would do anything we could to make that a reality. so we expect fromthe same from our leaders. >> if the policy change and there is enough money and resources, we could and hiv/aids. -- we could end hiv/aids. >> could raise up to $350 billion a year. >> to get the magnitude of what is going on, the tens of thousands who are here rallying, preparing for that march, the plant to be here for half an hour and then head toward the

white house. they are talking about the down payment, putting money and the bottles and among other things on the white house lawn. >> metropolitan police investigating a possible hate crime in a northeast d.c. neighborhood. michael roysden and michael hall were walking through their sunday morning when people started yelling anti-gay slurs at them. they were beaten until it neighbor's screams scared away the attackers. >> i don't know how long i could have gone on a pair of a hoax in a separate full we're. >> the attack shattered bones in michael hall's face. he is expected to recover. family members say they were overwhelmed with the centimes homes in court. is the man accused of killing 12 people -- overwhelmed when they

saw james holmes in court. he is the man accused of killing 12 people. >> he held me down and turned my head. he said, sh. ok i am dead. >> her boyfriend rest is like to savers. he is one of the 12 people killed in last week's movie theater massacre. and his father sat in the front row as the accused gunman james holmes appeared in court for the first time. he seemed dazed in court. he wasn't drug and he has been acting strange. >> is he faking it? >> the possibility of that is 20%. >> several victims are still in

critical condition. players from the denver broncos it's a to them in a hospital and said it is time for this community to come together. >> you the stories of people in tough situations and doing courageous acts, sitting each other, putting other people's lives before themselves. >> he would do anything for me. he always told me that. i wish i could have protected him the same way that he protected me. >> abc 7 has learned that one of the victims seriously hurt in the attack planned to start -- school at the university of maryland this fall. -- start graduate school at the university of maryland this fall.

>> she is a hard-core composer. that is what she likes to do. >> the campus community knew her well. she was a scholarship recipient. we're truly saddened by what happened to repair cracked her friends have started a website to help her family have of the cost. you can find a link to that on our website at wjla.com. the shooting is a cause for discussion on the hill. in 30 minutes, democrats in the senate and house plan to call for what they're calling common- sense done secure for care that could include reinstituting the assault weapon ban that was in '94 which expired in 2004. republicans say they try not to -- they will not try to have a political solution to the massacre. a man was wanted in connection with a robbery year earlier the night king he was arrested shortly after bailing out of a

car on north lincoln drive. the humane society is offering a reward in a animal cruelty case. a pit bull named hershey was found in the middle of an intersection and was underfed. the humane society is offering 25 of dollars for any information leading to an arrest. new efforts to erase memories of the scandal at penn state. heavy equipment was brought in to demolish even more. this morning, crews tore down the wall that sat behind the statue of joe paterno. the statue was removed after it was found that he covered up the sexual abuse of a young boy. on the campaign trail, she fights for virginia.

virginia women for metitt hope to kick off today. president obama spoke there yesterday. the president is heading to portland this afternoon for a fundraiser that will include an open event and the private event. you will travel to seattle for yet another fund-raiser. a plan to bring a mega gas station brings mega resistance. and a proposal to bring streetcars. an early-morning explosion obliterates a home in new york. and tracking more storms headed our way. we i'm barack obama and i approve

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>> we are following breaking news that northern virginia community college woodbridge has been evacuated because of a gas leak. it has been shut off but the building still needs to be ventilated. students, faculty and staff are out of the building, but should be back soon. a young girl is dead and members of her family are in the hospital after an explosion leveled her house. there girl appears to be between 12-14 years old. the family's propane tanks but because of the explosion is

unknown. two people are dead in a car pileup in texas. many drivers were caught up in a dust storm-a which turned into a thunderstorm. firefighters had to pull to people from their cars. two others were taken to the hospital in critical condition. arlington leaders have now signed off on a plan to let streetcars to the columbia pike. it will cost more than two and $50 million. -- more than $250 million. >> traffic sharing the road with modern-style streakers. >> i always thought it was a good idea because are lean -- because arlington its unique. >> the arlington county board

agree to move forward with an ambitious $250 million plan to bring streakers to the area. >> i think it is a really great. it would really add to the culture. county board agree to move forward with an ambitious>> for a person who doesn't drive, could be good. >> it still has an number of hoops to jump through. planners are hoping federal and state lawmakers camp but nearly -- can foot nearly half the bill. >> it is extremely expensive. >> another obstacle convincing some residents that these cars will not bring added congestions and pedestrian hazards. >> you have to be careful how

you cross the street. but>> in just over an hour, leaders will vote over a gas station. the legislation being considered would ban mega gas stations being built near schools and hospitals. let's get a full report on the weather. the storms are rolling in. >> yes. west of our metro area, although we had a few sprinkles here. in the northwest, we have to more dynamic action at severe thunderstorms near the potomac river. notice where you can see the

lightning bolts and also the colored polygons, those indicate the severe storms and the tornado warning. you can see a lot of lightning with been there, heavy rainfall and it should approach romney about 9:00 p.m. within the strongest part of the cell, that is where we could have a few isolated wind gusts up to 60 m.p.h. so there is a chance of severe thunderstorm even locally.

in northern oklahoma, there is the let the home of saying severe thunderstorm watch put in place early this afternoon and into the evening hours as well. notice how the chance of severe thunderstorms stretches into parts of the dakotas and the northern plains. part of it is because of a cold front that is dropping southward. we're looking at the data and some of the storms clocked a wind gust up to 80 miles per storms clocked a wind gust up to 80 miles per hour. that action will stay south of washington and move into southern virginia and even into north carolina. luckily, we will have more development internet of that is -- development been our neck of the

woods, partly because of the cold front that is moving in. a few localized straight line winds. behind this cold front, there is the cooler, drier and less humid air for tomorrow. it is sticking out side. that adds to tender star potential. our neck of the woods, partly because of the cold front that is moving in. mid-90's in spots ahead of those thunderstorms. tonight, the action will be in the west. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, a perfect wednesday. i the woods, partially because of the cold front think it is the best they all week with highs in the mid-to- upper-80's. then back to near 100 degrees on thursday. >> moderate 90's after that. >> yes. >> thank you. thousands of people have been evacuated as the yangtze river overflowed its banks swamping an entire town. it has risen 20 feet in just two days.

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is paul mccartney and his wife, judy blog and brad pitt and angelina jolie. there looks to be enough tofor a conviction in those offenses. you have to mixed the seeress with the fine. that is something that our friends at "good afternoon mayor" have made into a science. >> -- "good afternoon america" have made into a science. >> we have a lot of stuff that we hope is accessible, it anything else. we also have the crew and stars of "hard core upawn." our audience members are bringing stuff from their homes and hoping to leave a lot wealthier than they were when they got here.

also, reality star will be your with the latest news of reality to be. and gina girshon will be here. she has agreed to play a game with us. >> so shocked that she is one of your personal favorites. >> i really appreciate her body of work. >> i'm sure, and then some. we will see you in about 90 minutes. several weeks of work all coming together in virginia as today is the bigger deal for a local veterans living in the plains. volunteers are rebuilding together a home up captain patrick heran and his wife.

he was wounded while fighting in iraq in 2007. they have installed an elevator in his home and made the master bathroom easily accessible. still ahead, we will check in with that and once again and see how the storms are as they move into the d.c. if you've been successful,

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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amamber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >> we want to give you your

daily dose of aw this afternoon. the cheetah cubs made their public debut. the zoo will announce today how many names will be chosen. we have details coming up at 5:00 p.m. it looks like they are having fun out there before the rain starts falling. >> there are a few drops out there, but we will probably see a lot more. we are anticipating a better storm watch for parts, if not all, of our viewing area. ride along route 50 in west virginia that is the head is part of a thunderstorm. looking ahead cool and comfortable tomorrow. >> details on line wjla.com.